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World J Psychiatry. Mar 19, 2026; 16(3): 113765
Published online Mar 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i3.113765
Published online Mar 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i3.113765
Influence of aerobic exercise on the cognitive and social functions of elderly patients with schizophrenia
Can Ao, Yu-Lan Mou, Department of Sports, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China
Lu Zhan, Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Chongqing 400060, China
Lu Zhan, Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Chongqing 400060, China
Shu Hu, Department of Geriatrics, Chongqing Mental Health Center, Chongqing 401147, China
Yong-Hong Huang, Department of General Practice, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Chongqing 400060, China
Author contributions: Ao C and Huang YH did conceptualization; Ao C, Zhan L, and Mou YL performed data curation; Ao C, Zhan L, and Huang YH wrote original draft; Ao C, Zhan L, Huang YH, Hu S, and Mou YL did review and editing; Ao C and Zhan L contributed to investigation; Ao C and Mou YL contributed to software; Ao C performed formal analysis, methodology, and visualization; Zhan L and Huang YH contributed to supervision; Hu S and Huang YH contributed to resources and validation. All authors approved the final version to publish.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College.
Informed consent statement: Applied for exemption from informed consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: The original anonymous dataset is available upon request from the corresponding author.
Corresponding author: Yong-Hong Huang, Associate Chief Physician, Department of General Practice, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, No. 301 Nancheng Road, Nanan District, Chongqing 400060, China. huang_cqsixthhosp@163.com
Received: September 16, 2025
Revised: October 22, 2025
Accepted: December 16, 2025
Published online: March 19, 2026
Processing time: 163 Days and 23.1 Hours
Revised: October 22, 2025
Accepted: December 16, 2025
Published online: March 19, 2026
Processing time: 163 Days and 23.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This study investigated the impact of aerobic exercise on the cognitive and social functions of older patients with schizophrenia. In a 12-week retrospective analysis, significant improvements were observed in cognitive domains (pro